Rancho Cucamonga had lost four straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 7-8 to make it five. They fell 6-2 to the Damien Spartans. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.
Beau Briggs was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Damien, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7-1. Six seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Damien's side, Ryan Wentworth tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave Wentworth a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Grant Corder was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Damien's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-7-1 when he doesn't). Elius Kelly was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base.
While Rancho Cucamonga had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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